KINI ROUNDUP | Key headlines you may have missed yesterday, in brief

Najib grilled again

Former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak was grilled for over six hours by the MACC.

Umno wants police to return funds seized from Najib to the party.

The US Department of Justice and FBI met with the 1MDB special taskforce

A source close to Najib said that Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad had twisted the meaning of 'cash is king'.

RM1 trillion debt explained

Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng explained how the new government calculated that national debt was at RM1 trillion.

Lim rubbished assertions that Putrajaya was spooking investors, causing a continued fall in the stock market.

Lim also said the government will be paying RM143 million to service 1MDB's debts due next week.

Perlis in crisis

Perlis Menteri Besar Azlan Man was sacked from Umno hours after he was sworn in.

This triggered a battle of words between the Raja of Perlis, and Perlis Umno chief Shahidan Kassim.

The Raja of Perlis Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Putra Jamalullail said he did not want a menteri besar that was Shahidan's puppet.

Shahidan's brother, Ismail Kassim, relinquished his claim to the menteri besar post urging the Perlis monarch to choose among eight other Umno assemblypersons.

Other Kinibites

MACC seized counterfeit watches from Baling MP Azeez Abdul Rahim.

Azeez resigned as Tabung Haji chairperson.

Putrajaya wants to reopen the National Feedlot Corporation probe.

Prosecutors probing the MH17 tragedy said the plane was shot down by a missile from a Russian military unit.

Looking ahead

Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng will be holding a monthly assembly of his staff in Putrajaya.

PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim will be in Permatang Pauh.